. lindsay davis has the story. >> reporter: at rutgers university, freshman dharun robby had an idea to be a peeping tom. he used a webcam to spy on his roommate. what he saw, he of broadcast live across the internet. his roommate was having a sexual encounter with a male student. he tweeted roommate asked for the room until midnight. i went into molly's room. and turned on my webcam. i saw him making out with a dude. yay. his roommate an accomplished violinist, 18-year-old tyler clementi, an accomplished violinist. the invasion proved to be too much for him. he went to a new york city bridge after learning of the incident and ended his life. a recent study found that nine out of ten gay kids are harassed and that gay kids are four times more likely than straight kids to commit suicide. >> reporter: earlier this week in houston, texas, the parents of asher brown pointed a gun at his head and committed suicide after being a victim of bullying. he was just 13 years old. >> reporter: writer dan savage posted a youtube channel where gay teens with turn to, saying no matter how bad it is,